Jolyn Believed That There Are Gender Differences in Driving Habits

question 173

Multiple Choice

Jolyn believed that there are gender differences in driving habits. To test this assumption, she stood near a quiet intersection. Jolyn then recorded the gender of each driver who approached a stop sign and whether the individual came to a complete stop before proceeding into the intersection. Jolyn is conducting ​

• A)an experiment with two dependent variables.
• B)case study research. ​
• C)naturalistic observation. ​
• D)psychological testing. ​

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Definitions:

Chi-squared Test

A statistical method used to determine if there is a significant association between two categorical variables.

Null Hypothesis

A theory positing no substantial variance between designated groups, attributing any noted disparity to errors in sampling or experimentation.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution, symmetric around the mean, shows that datasets close to the mean are encountered more often than ones farther away.

Goodness-of-fit Test

A goodness-of-fit test is a statistical test used to determine how well a set of observed values fits a specific distribution or model.